Suzy Whaley becomes the first female president of the PGA of America

The PGA of America started a new chapter Friday night when it swore in the first female president in the organization’s 102-year history. Suzy Whaley now leads one of the world’s largest working sports organizations, and she plans to change it for the better. As a young girl growing up in Syracuse, New York, Whaley craved sunshine, skiing and outdoor sports. But she found her true passion on the driving range. The Title IX era was just beginning, so Whaley competed on a boy’s high school golf team since there wasn’t one for the girls. Still, gender wasn’t an issue until Whaley tried entering a tournament and found it was only for boys, reports “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Dana Jacobson. “I didn’t think it was fair and I remember thinking, ‘Well I don’t understand, I just want to play golf. I want to have fun playing golf just like they do.’ But we didn’t dwell on that in my house,” Whaley said. “And my parents ended up moving clubs where I was allowed to play, right? So there was just always this support that if you want to do it, go do it the best you can. … And that’s really the way my sister and I both grew up. We weren’t afraid to fail.” With that support behind her, Whaley played collegiate golf. She then passed on law school to go to PGA tour school. She competed in some LPGA Tour events where she met her husband, Bill,… [Read full story]